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Songs for life, for life
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 28/06/2020
» Say what you will about Carabao and their sometimes questionable politics, there's no denying that they remain one of the most influential phleng phuea chiwit (songs for life) pioneers Thailand has ever seen.
So long Hawaiian shirt, hello disco ball
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 25/08/2019
» The wait for and the painfully gradual lead-up to the release of Friendly Fires' third studio album, Inflorescent, have been a year-long affair, a process that began early last year with a quiet banger Love Like Waves. The way the album unfolds over the course of 15 months is perhaps not the most ideal in the age of music streaming where artists and labels have to appease elusive algorithms and metadata by constantly pumping out what they hope would be a next big smash.
James Blake's Changing Form
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 10/03/2019
» "Now I'm confiding, know I may have/ Gone through the motions my whole life/ I hope this is the first day/ That I connect motion to feeling," James Blake wears his heart on his sleeve on the piano-driven opener/title track of his fourth studio album, Assume Form. The candid openness with which Blake addresses depression and anxiety, the struggles he's confessed of having since his 2011 debut album took off, is stunning to witness especially for an artist whose career is mostly built on nuances, abstraction and negative spaces.
Mitski, demystified
B Magazine, Published on 26/08/2018
» Born to an American father and a Japanese mother, Mitski Miyawaki spent her childhood essentially being a nomad and a stranger in foreign lands. After stints in countries like Congo and Turkey, she relocated to New York, where she pursued her artistic passions, dabbling in film study before eventually focusing on music. This gave her a bit of a head start in the industry because, by the time she graduated, she'd already self-released two records, Lush and Retired From Sad, New Career In Business, as part of her school projects.
When life gives you lemons, try Jason Mraz
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 19/08/2018
» Jason Mraz / Know
Cracking the Moss Code
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 18/03/2018
» Moss Kena / Found You In 06 EP
Waxing Metaphorical
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 07/01/2018
» Revisit the mesmerising soundscapes of celebrated, multi-award winning Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Descending onto the Dance floor
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 13/08/2017
» On their new seven-track EP, Toronto's Moon King trade their shoegaze tendency with old-school disco and Detroit house.
Embracing Solitude
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 11/06/2017
» The former member of indie ensemble Dirty Projectors navigates life following a break-up on her soulful and intimate solo debut.
Comfort moves out of the zone
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 09/10/2016
» Mean and Co's debut shows they can pull off more than airy acoustic pop songs.